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14 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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S: Eagerness, willingness, readiness, enthusiasm, fervor, keenness, haste
Sen: We want to move on with alacrity, and put a stop to improper conduct while it’s still going on. A: Unhappy, unprompt D: Alacritious-adj unalacritous-adj, Alacritiously-adv R: Lacrity, Lackluster, Allegro |
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Astute
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S: Intelligent, bright, smart, acute, adroit, quick, sagacious, wise, crafty
Sen: Jeff was an astute investor, he never posted a loss. A: Stupid, unintelligent D: Astutely-adv Astuteness-N R: |
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Beguile
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S: Charm, enchant, hypnotize, seduce, mesmerize, deceive, cheat
Sen: She was beguiled by his beauty, she couldn’t pay attention to anything else. A: Repel, dissuade, disgust, D: Beguilement-N Beguiler-N Unbeguiled-Adj Unbeguiling-Adj R: Wile, Bewilder, Outwile, Gull |
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Consecrate
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S: Holy, sacred, devote, reserve, ordain
Sen: The bishop had consecrated two cathedrals in his time, making them officially in business. A: Condemn, damn, plague, jinx, desicrate D: Consecratedness-N Consecrator-N Consecratory-Adj R: Sacral, Sacred, Sacrament, Sacramental |
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Dilatory
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S: Slow, tardy, unhurried, sluggish, lazy
Sen: He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor, it had taken him several months. A: Alacrite, hurried, intelligent D: Dilatorily-Adv Dilatoriness-N R: Delamination, Delegate, delectation, delegation |
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Engender
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S: Cause, induce, instigate, foment, incite
Sen: His works engendered considerable controversy, causing many riots. A: Degender D: Engender-N Engenderment-N Unengendered-Adj R: Gender, genealogy, generate |
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Insolent
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S: Impudent, cheeky, ill-mannered, rude, audacious, contemptuous
Sen: Dan is very insolent, he will never accept the fact that he is wrong. A: Mannered, Polite D: Insolence-N Insolently-Adv R: Solicitous, obsolete, console, dissolute, soluble |
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Lascivious
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S: Lewd, Lustful, salacious, dirty
Sen: His lascivious jokes are not funny, they are offensive to women. A: Proper, Clean D: Lasciviously-Adv Lasciviousness-Noun R: Lusty, lustful |
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Obsequious
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S: Serville, sycophantic, fawning
Sen: An elderly gentleman surrounded by obsequious heirs, willing to take over whenever needed. A: Arrogent, assertive D: Obsequiously-Adv Obsequiousness-N R: sequence, suitor, sequential |
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Sanctimony
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S- bigitory, deception, mockery, dishonesty
Sen: He santimouniously talks about putting his family first, because it is right A: Honesty, sincerity D: sanctimoniousness-adj, sanctimoniously-adv, sanctimonious-N R:saint, sanity, sane |
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Visage
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S: aspect, expression
Sen: He had an angry visage after his long commute A: Disguise, mask D: Visaged-Adj R: Visual |
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Voluble
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S: Verbose, wordy
Sen: she was as voluble as her husband was silent, it was rather annoying. A: Quiet, Silent, D: volubility-N Volubleness-N R: Volume, Revolver |
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Voluble
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S: Verbose, wordy
Sen: she was as voluble as her husband was silent, it was rather annoying. A: Quiet, Silent, D: volubility-N Volubleness-N R: Volume, Revolver |
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Visage
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S: aspect, expression
Sen: He had an angry visage after his long commute A: Disguise, mask D: Visaged-Adj R: Visual |
